New approach can reduce traffic congestion at no extra cost

Transport - Oct 4
Transport

Engineers at EPFL and ETH Zurich have come up with a new approach for reducing traffic congestion in large cities during rush hour. Their system is designed to be both fair and effective. Rush-hour traffic congestion is a major headache for commuters and a real problem for city planners. Worldwide, a huge amount of time is wasted stuck in traffic.

Environment - Oct 3

Biological evaluation of water bodies in a time of climate change

Environment

Aquatic invertebrates are used as bioindicators to evaluate the quality of Swiss watercourses. However, climate change is also leading to changes in the species composition of these organisms. Eawag has now investigated the impacts of increasing temperatures on water body evaluations on behalf of the FoeN. The findings: the indicators are expected to remain relevant at least for the coming decades.

How a bacterium becomes a permanent resident in a fungus

Life Sciences

An organism as a tenant in another - in biology, this often works quite well. researchers have now shed light on how such a partnership of a cell in a cell can establish.

Transport - Oct 3

A new deep learning model for easier sustainable aircraft design

Transport

EPFL professor's passion for sustainable flying and expertise in machine learning and computer vision drives innovation in green aviation design and beyond.

Modeling the minutia of motor manipulation with AI

Life Sciences

An AI research collaboration led by EPFL professor Alexander Mathis creates a model which provides deep insights into hand movement, which is an essential step for the development of neuroprosthetics and rehabilitation technologies.

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